SEASON-LONG REMINDERS
-Each week consists of 10 questions (5 sports, 5 not). The Swamper Bowl will have 20 questions.
-Through W16, each set of questions will include 4 Swamper-submitted questions (2 sports, 2 other)
-All questions in W17 and the playoffs will come from me
-I'll post questions here and email them to the group. Make sure you DO NOT REPLY ALL if answering by email
SCORING
-Correct answers get a score equal to the number of people who said it
-Wrong answers get the value of the highest-scoring correct answer +5
-Low score wins
-Standings, tiebreakers, playoff matchups, all determined exactly as they would be in the real NFL
INSTRUCTIONS
-For your own questions only, you may "cheat" and submit any answer you want
-Send answers to ryantfriedman (gmail, and don't forget the middle initial T) or private message here
-From time to time, there will be discussion, clarification, questions, etc. in these threads. I will NOT be emailing any important updates to questions that may affect answers, so it's on you to keep up before submitting
SCHEDULE
ANSWERS DUE FRIDAY APRIL 10th @ 12PM
WEEK SIX QUESTIONS
1. GEOGRAPHY
FROM PRUITT: Name one of the first 10 unique countries on a list of the highest points of elevation in the World (10)
2. TELEVISION
Name anyone nominated for MORE THAN ONE Primetime Emmy during the 2010s for Best Lead Actress in a Comedy (12)
NOTE: And just because we've had it rough lately, don't say Julie Bowen - she's a supporting actress
3. HISTORY
Name any commander who led their army into one of the following famous battles (12)
NOTE: One answer took part in two battles, and one battle has 3 correct answers
- Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Zama (Second Punic War)
There are currently 10 U.S. Interstate Highways longer than 1,500 miles. Name a STATE where any of these roads begin or end (14)
5. MOVIES
FROM SANCARLOS - Name one of the 20 greatest comedy movies of all time, according to a 2016 BBC poll of 177 movie critics. (20)
EDITORS NOTE - only 5 answers came out after 1980 and 10 of them are from before 1960
6. MLB
Name anyone who had more than Carlos Ruiz's 16 at-bats in the 2008 Phillies-Rays World Series (12)
7. COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FROM CHEDDAH - Name any team that played in the BCS Championship Game, held from 1998-2013 (15)
8. NHL
Name any player with 75 or more points right now in the current NHL season (13)
9. OLYMPICS
FROM SABO - Name a country whose team won 16 or more total medals at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics (9)
10. NFL
Name any stadium in the state of Texas that has hosted as least 1 regular season NFL game (8)